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When you're Justin Bieber and know that your every move is analyzed by a rapid online audience you might think you'd think twice about doing something controversial to your hair like getting dreadlocks.

Earlier this month when the 22-year-old singer revealed his new hair on Instagram (where else?) with four pictures, and faced criticism that he had appropriated a traditionally black culture hit social media.

Justin Bieber has now shared a video on Instagram responding to those that have problems with his hair, saying in a surfer accent: “Duuuude, are you gonna do anything with your hair or you just gonna leave it like that dude. Yeah some girl came up to me, she was like, ‘I love you Justin, but that’s like my least favorite hairstyle of yours.'” He captioned the video: "Being weird is fun' if u r not weird I don't like you

It's not the first time that a white celebrity has been accused of cultural appropriation. Miley Cyrus and Kylie Jenner have both been on the receiving end of criticism when they have appeared in shoots with dreadlocks.

"You're saying I can't have a hairstyle because of your culture? Why?" asks the man Cory Goldstein in the 46 second clip. "Because it's my culture," Tindle replies.

The pair briefly disagree about the origin of dreadlocks before Goldstein says: "You know what, girl, you have no right to tell me what I can and cannot wear."

The clip was viewed over a million times in just one day - but it seems one person who missed the furore was Justin Bieber. And his team of advisers.

Or perhaps Bieber, like Goldstein in his equally controversial response what he called physical 'harassment' over his hair, just doesn't understand why his hair is proving so divisive amongst the black community. The singer previously defended Kylie Jenner when she was accused of cultural appropriation after having cornrows.

"Guys leave her alone, were all trying to figure it out and she happens to be under a microscope!” he wrote on Instagram.

”I'm the first to know this. But saying she's being racist because she has her hair in braids is ridiculous.” Before promptly, getting cornrows himself.